Pregnancy, Fertility and Childbirth

Yes it can, but it would be wise to wait to engage in sexual activity until that time as the area has healed. Your Healthcare Provider can confirm that the sutures have indeed dissolved and the area has healed. Having the perineal tissues tear during... Full Answer

It is always hard to lose weight, regardless of how you gained it. Weight loss has a few components to it: mental, genetic, and environmental. But the largest parts are environmental and mental. Pregnancy and method of delivery do not make weight... Full Answer

Most women feel tired at some time in pregnancy. The first trimester, with its wildly changing hormone levels and huge physiologic changes, sends many women to the "nap couch" and most women to bed early at night. This fatigue often returns - but not... Full Answer

A ruptured ectopic pregnancy is the breaking or bursting of a fallopian tube that contains a fertilized egg. This can cause life-threatening bleeding (hemorrhaging) and shock.In a normal pregnancy, the fertilized egg implants in the uterus, which easily... Full Answer

Pregnancy is the time between fertilization and birth in which a fertilized egg goes through stages of development inside the mother's body -- first becoming a blastocyst, then an embryo, then a fetus. A normal pregnancy lasts approximately nine months,... Full Answer

If you are pregnant with more than one fetus, you can expect to have the same symptoms as those of a pregnancy with one fetus (called a singleton pregnancy). But the symptoms may happen earlier and may be worse. A multiple pregnancy is likely to cause:... Full Answer

Ultrasound tests are routinely performed throughout pregnancy. For high-risk patients, ultrasound tests can be targeted to look at specific aspects of the fetus based on results of prenatal screening or previous ultrasounds. Nuchal translucency... Full Answer

A marker and detail ultrasound is performed to look for specific conditions in the fetus that are known to be related to chromosomal abnormalities. A marker is a slight deviation from the normal anatomy. Markers may or may not indicate a problem. An... Full Answer

If you are pregnant and have unanswered questions about origins of diseases or traits in your family, you should consider genetic counseling. You may find genetic counseling valuable if: You have, or are concerned you might have, an inherited disorder... Full Answer

Non-stress tests are performed on mothers and babies who need extra medical care and attention. It is a simple, painless test that measures the baby's heartbeat. The NST usually takes 20-40 minutes to complete. NSTs may be performed for several reasons,... Full Answer